Michauxia

Michauxia is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. First described in 1788, this genus contains 8 known species native to southwestern Asia.Michauxia campanuloides L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, PalestineMichauxia koeieana Rech.f. - IranMichauxia laevigata Vent. - Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, TurkeyMichauxia mormoriana Jalilian and Rastegari - IranMichauxia nuda A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, IraqMichauxia stenophylla Boiss. & Hausskn. in P.E.Boissier - IranMichauxia tchihatcheffii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - TurkeyMichauxia thyrsoidea Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier - Turkey

Medicinal properties

Several species of Michauxia - notably M. nuda and M. tchihatcheffii - are used in the treatment of wounds in Turkish folk medicine.
Recent scientific evaluation has confirmed that these plants possess wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.